Portable holder for grease containers



, Mar. 13, 1923.

A. M. McSPADDEN.

PORTABLE HOLDER FOR GREASE CONTAINERS FILED APR. 15. 1921.

Patented Mar. 13, 19 23.

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203mm; HOLDER roe celebrities? Application filed. April i5,' 1921. SeriaIN'o. 461, 131

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that I, ARRELIo'Us. -Mo-t' of'the United States, re-. siding in the city of StvLouis and Stateof" SPADDEN, a citizen facilitating the charging of grease into gear.

casings, for example, the differential ortransmission casings of automobilesf The present method of eflecting this is to pros vide a charging device, known popularlyfas a grease gun; a quantity of grease is'pla'cedfin" the barrel of the grease gun'and then forced' into' the differential casing. This method necessitates handling the grease from the] y 'The general object of myjinvention is-to overcome' the necessity for handl1ng"thef container in which it is furnished? I provide" a special container for 'rease' b V. s, I h v havlng a special construction the grease holder so from the original packageftofthe grease gun, as the entire container is", set up in the holder and the greaselis th'n fo'rced cutoff it as desired.

' Further objects of the invention ap} pear hereinafter The invention consists in the novelnietho'd; the general combination c and features, and in of parts to be partlcularly,described liere contribute to produce a. 'i for' A preferred embodiment f inafter, all of'which V I simple and eflicient portable "holdergrease-containers. H I y of my inv'entionwill be particularly de scribed in the following. specification, while the broad scope of my invention Will :be

pointed out in the appended claims[ In the drawing;

, Figure 1 is a front'elevationofaportable holder embodying my invention, LSOI D. of

the parts being broken away andthe grease:

container being "shownpartially in longi-:

tudinal section; V

Figure 219 a Side me aiii pe ts.

being broken away; Y L Y a v y Figure 3 is a cross s'ection through thede-v vice taken about on'the line 3 -3 of ,-Figure '2;

Figure 4 the u'pp in'g the -plunger into thecontainer v Y v thesamesb' as to oper adapting itto cooperate with a portablef that the container performs-x the function of-a barrel of-agreaseang-in, this way I avoid the handling offthe'grease w a e is a plan of" a betel" gea'i which;

devicey pv; .o a

' i'gure is gay cross section- "through the; frame about on tl'ije' linen-=5 I of"'Figure ,-1,f

' with they plunger cf the device; raised, and particularlyillustrating means 'forsecuriii'g er end of the container and for guid 2 Figure'b is a sect'ii'ontaken on the: 5 '5 r if Figurijgffifld 1:. 5.: iii): 4 '3, i Figure 6 is a vertical section taken throug'li' the lower endf-offthegrease-container. 1 The frame" of the de vice compi'is'es base constitutes it one of ithei J th plate -1 adapted to rest upon-the floor or upon the ground, from" which two oppose'd frame members '2'f2 "e tend up ardly, the same bein'g preferably in the fo'ri n of two A fr'anies; the'capa head plate or bracket 3 secured to the fidinenieinbers 1 f I.

*Lpro'vide suitable means foi securing the grease-'containef in, the framejaiid construct i "was aPhOIder' fOr T fle iible tube {for directi-ngfthe" mass from} tli'eidont'ainerfi which is of'c'yli-n 'Iiical form,-

with .a discharge nipple 6 normally' 'covred piece offthe A fran'ies being formed" by] a removabl'e cap L T-he tiibe holder'i's in me sens-era: asp t"ri'iig tube homer 8.1"The tube hoiaees is;proyided disc arge-ap les and-t6 this nipple 10 "the" dischar e UbB- iais-seeaiaes The tube holder mevatie' toward" or the nietie iowhieh eeeeives the 8 isnrigidly'attached 'to'th'e ubpe'rside of the baseplate l"-"by"'the 's'ecti'ojn'ig Which Go operates with it and is movable to and fro:

by meansof a'clainpingscrew'fll' whichfhas' threaded engagement with, a bracket plate 12, (see Figure the inner f end ,of "the v ser-e'wii having swivel ce neet ion' with a bracket plate, 13 on the side of the yoke-m section 9. 'Wh'nlthelstrew 1 1 is' -opera'ted the clamping 'yoke or sectionj9 isgiiided by means of guide I5 initlieplate o 1 pins 1 1wh PFIIQiFRfil interpr tari we re' 'an below the "head "plate 31 provide means for neat/W e pps tely disp esd j bar??? and centerand guide the 18 (see Figure. the middle portions of.

which. are slightly bowed to receive opposite". sides of the container. Furthermore, each. of these bars is provided. with a, rabbet groove 19 (see Figure 5*) which forms a socket to receive the upper edge. of the, corn tainer, and the inner face 20 of each of these bars is flush With the: inner face oi?- the container; and above this point each bar is formed. with an inclined or flared. lip; 21.. These lips will engage the edges of; the plunger-l6, and operate as; guides; for;- it; as it. passes into the container; The; bar 171 is; rigidly fixed in. position, but; they bar 18.: is;

sec-ureclcby hinge;- 22 whichv enables it; to; be:

swung: outwardly to permit the container to;

be put in plzme.v The outer end of the bar 18 may be secured to itscorresponding frame member 2 by means of, a, small Wing:-

nutv 23.

Any suitable; means) may be provided; for advancing the plungerinto the. container. As. illustrated the; plunger is carried ona a. stem. 24 which; is threaded so as to,- operate asa; feed screw toberotated by means of. a. bevel gear 25,. which bevel, gear carries a. spline 2.5 running: in V alongitud-inal. groove 24 inthe-.stem orrod! 24. Thehead. plate. 3 is screw threaded to fit the threadSOf. the plunger rod, or stem'24 SOfthat as. the bevel gear 25,-rotates and; rotates. the rod, theplunger will, be advanced into thevv container... The bevel-.gean 25 may. be v rotated. at will: through the medium f a bevel gear 2.6.carried on; ashaft 27. which. may be.- rotated} by a crank 28; v I

iflhe. container usually carries, about.

twenty-five. pounds. of grease; inv order. to indicate ormeasure theamount of grease.

discharged from the same at. one operation I provide a scale bar 29 which, extends mp.-

frorn vthelhead plate 3: substantially parallel,

with theystem or screw 24 and on the upper;

end of th stem or screw 24 provide a pointer. 3Q which. is attached to/ the end of:

scends itYi-ndicates; the amount of grease which; has been discharged.

In: using the. device it. may beset upon the. ground or the floor of the garage, and: the tube 4 arrangedso that. it will. deliver thev grease intqthe, .diffsrentialv casing, or at anyv other point, desired. 7

Inpractice I furnish containers; to. garages; or, automobile. users and these containers-may carry any quantity of grease. desired... In. order to.- use the grease it. is simply necessary t set. the container upin the portable. holder so that it operates as a. cylinder; or barrel to co-o-perate with the plunge-r. to efiect the. forcing of: the grease. from the. con.- tainer" and throughthe. hose or tube 4.

It is understood that the embodiment of the. invention described herein. is only one of the many embodiments my invention may take, and I do not wish to be limited in the practice of my invention nor in my claims, to the particular embodiment set forth.

VVh-at I claim is;

1. A portable holder for a grease-container comprising the combination of a frame, clamping means carried by the frame for securing the grease-container therein, a plunger giri'dedi on the frame in. substantial alignment- With the; position: of the! container, means for. advancing the plunger into the. grease container, and, relatively fixed; means supported ontthe frame for guiding the plunger? intothe: mouthof the container.

2.. A portable holder for a. grease-contamer, having a discharge nipple at one end thereohjcomprising the combination. of a frame, means forsecurilng the grease-container in the-framm meanson the frame for forcing the. grease: from the. container and through; the discharge nipple thereof, tubeh'oldi-ng means,,means for securing the-latter over; the discharge nipple, and a. tubecarried; thereby for.- directing thev grease from. the containe'n. I

3. A. portable holder for a grease-container, comprising the combination of a frame, aplunger guided on. the frame, clamping means including a. pair of bars mounted on the frame and having lips for engaging, over the sides of the grease-con.- tainer for holding the. same and for guiding the.- plunger into the. container, and means for advancing the plunger- 4.. A. portable holder for a greasercontainr er having a. discharge. nipple at; one end thereof, comprising the combination of a 105 frame, means. for securing the greaseecontaiiier in the frame, means on. the.- framefor forcing the grease, from. the container and through. the. discharge nipple. thereof, tube holding means including a saddle. adapted to seat on. the side of the container andhaving; a tube-carrying nipple, receiving the diss charger. nipple and. flexible. tube carried; by the latter nipple for directing the grease from. the container. 7

5. A. portableholder for a. grease contain or having a, discharge nipple at one end thereof, comprising the combination of a frame, means for securing the grease-container intheframegmeans. on the frame for 120 forcing the grease from. the. container and through the. discharge. nipple thereof, tube holding means in the form of a split ring with means, for. clamping the same over the discharge nipple", and a tube carried by the 125 splitring adjacent. the. discharge nipple for directing the; grease from the container.

6'. A portable holder for a grease-container,, comprising base. plate and a head plate with frame bars connecting the same, means 130 for supporting the end of the container at the base plate, a plunger having a stem guided through said head plate, means carried by the frame barsfor securing the end of the container, and presenting guide lips to engage the edge of theplunger, operating as guides for the plunger in entering the container, and means for advancing the plunger.

7. A portableholder for a grease-contain er, comprising a base plate and a head plate with frame bars connecting the same, means for securing the end of the container at the base plate, a plunger having a stem guided through said head plate, means carried by the frame bars for securin the end of the container, and having gui e lips to engage the edge of the plunger, operating as guides for the plunger in entering the container, and means for advancing the plunger, a scale carried by the head plate extending substantially parallel with the side of the plunger, and a pointer carried by the stem co-o-perating with the scale to measure the amount of grease forced from the container by the plunger.

8. A portable holder for a grease-container, comprising a base plate, a pair of opthe head plate, means the A-frames, tube holding means carried at the base plate for clamping'the lowerend of the container, a tube carried thereby for directing the grease away from the container, a plunger having a stem guided through mounted on the A-frames for securing the upper end of the container and for guiding the plungerinto the same, and means for advancing the plunger. i

9. A portable holder for a grease-contain? er having a discharge nipple at one end thereof, comprising the combination of a frame including a base plate, a tube holder secured to the base plate, in the form of a saddle carrying a tube to receive grease from the discharge, nipple, on the base plate and co-operating with the saddle to secure the container, means moving the yoke toward or from the saddle, a plunger guided on the upper part of the frame, and means for advancingthe same into the container. a

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand a yoke guided for v ARR'ELIoUs MQSPADDEN. I 

